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LIFE IX MANILA.
Sims lVrites Heme of the Days Pass
Hi in ihc Philippine Islands.
Jay
All arc tflad to hear from our
Concord boys who are now liv
ing the lives of soldiers in Ma
nila. A letter has been received
by his folks from Jay Sims. ;
The letter was written- in La
Loma church near Manila, which
is a Catholic church taken by
the Americans. n tne ouuamg
can be plainly seen holes made
by Uncle Sam's eight-inch guns.
On its wall is to be seen a life
size crucifix of our Saviour.
The letter was written on the
7th and 8th of November. They
arrived at Manila on the third
and took a train .to Caloocon,
five miles from the city. The
soldiers have nothing to do these
days but pass away their time;
fighting mud und mosquitoes.
The weather is hot, and though
now is considered the dry sea
son it has been raining every
daw . . -.'
Every tropical fruit grows
there. The soldiers have no
work to do, as JJncle Sam hires
men to wait upon them. Jay
says that the band alone has two
men and a buffalo cart to wait on
them.' " ;" - . :.-
On his way to Manila on the
ship he spoke of having' passed
a burning volcano on one of the
Caroline islands.
In his letter he made mention
that it was then noon of the 7th
there and to us here it would be
about midnight of that same
date. Pay day has never yet
come to the boys.
All of the boys are well,
though 12 there wTas much sick
ness he could not write of it as
news ?vo to the ' workings and
condition of the army will not
pass by the hands of the censor.
As ia Cuba the people bury their
derul in one large boneyrd. Be
fore closing his letter he said
thai Fletcher Foil and two oth
ers had gone to the : city after a
barrel of water, so it seems that
water is scarce there. Almost all
furniture used, there is .made of
bambo o. ' .
Jay's letters are always inter
esting and we are always glad to
hear the experiences of our far
away soldier boys.
Tlie Attorney-General Here. " v
As noted some days: ago Mr."
Jno. W Griggs, Attorney-General
of the United States, is now
in our county enjoying himself
shooting at our game. He is
ithllr. T E Smith, pur New
Jersey friend, who comes here
each year. They are staying at
Mr. Martin Bost's at Bosts Mills.
Tho attorney-general will spend i
only a few days. .- ;
Concord Boys Doing Well.'
Principal - Gray, of Bingham
School, at Mebane, reports that
Concord boys, Brandon
iVieans and anrdnn ' Tnhnstrn.
are (working hard and doing "well
at Bingham. ' . ; ; r
NO CURE. NO PAY .
o?&5 12 the all ' drugrgists sell
!raeleps Chill Torio for rW;
CONCORD,
MR. R. BENTON WRITE DEAD.
Passes Away at 5 A M. Tuesday, at the
Age of 73-A Good Man in Every Re
lation of Life.
Mr. Benton White died at his
home at 5 o'clock a. m.. todav
(Tuesday) at the good ripe age of
to years. . .
He had been stricken with pa
ralysis some years ago, which
ended as above stated.
Mr. White married Miss
Martha Alexander, who pre
ceded him to the grave some
twelve years ago, leaving also
three sons and one daughter; viz.
Mrs. Tom Alexander, of Meck
lenburg, Rev. Osmond White, de
ceased, Mr. Ea. White of the
firm of Swink & White, of this '
place, and Walter P White, who dent Davis' Memorial Associa- vite as a whole the Woman's
lived with his father under the tion, in which he turned over the Missionary society. , .
home roof. : funds on hand, amounting to ! An elegant meat supper will
Mr. White has left a good name over $20,000, to the Daughters of be served to the guests. Mrs. B
both as a citizen and member" of the Confederacy as their part E Harris was selected as manager
thajchurch. ' - - ; ' towards the Jeff Davis monu- of refreshments, assisted by
Though connected " with Zion ment. The Daughters are to Misses Rose Harris, Willie Rich
Presbyterian church, the body raise the rest of the money for mond, ;Lida White and Nona
will bo laid in . the cemetery of
Rocky River church'by the side
of her who was his earthly stay
and comfort in life. The funeral
rites will be conducted at the
home Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
His Plan to Fight the Tobacco Trust.
! "Mxr J F Jordan ofGreensboro 1
proposes a plan3v whichLto'
M, , 4
trust that seems practical' and
just. He says:
"My. plan contemplates the or
ganization of a company . to buy
the entire crop of bright tobacco '
grown in the States of -North
Carolina, South Carolina, Vir
ginia and Tennessee, and all the
farmers will have to do is to en
ter into an iron-clad agreement,
refusing to allow the American
Tobacco Company to have the
chance to purchase a single leaf
of their product for five years.
Instead of selling at public auc
tion in warehouses, as they now
do, they will bring their tobacco
to the warehouses in the several
markets and it will e priced by
a committee consisting of two
farmers elected by themselves
and two leaf men, to be selected
uy uuo v r, -
every
farmer is to i eceive tne
-,
price for the same grade.
same
After being priced in this way it
is to be appointed out to the
various dealers " on each market,
who have f actilities for rehand
ling it and putting it in through
keeping order, and then storeo in
storage warehouses, S Thus all
the markets; including ware
house men, leaf dealers, inde
pendent factories and storage
houses, can be kept intact and
nobody will suffer save a few
salaried buyers now on the mar
kets "f or the trusts. And even
they can have employment if
they desire it."
- We see little hope of thwart-
ing the trusts with litigation
whilA fastered by our tariff sys-
i . and we long to see the day
when the frugal producers win
cooperate and themselues reap
the benefits of an unvarying
price for; their products.
TO CUBE A CoVii) IH ONE DAY
, .il diuffgists refund mony. if it fg to
o?rt The srenuin xuw aj.
25c. Tne genum
N. CM TUESDAY, DECEMBER
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THE U, D. C.
I
An Interesting Meeting--The Report of
Their President Read to the Members.
Written for The Standard,,
The Daughters of the Confed
eracy were called together Fri
day afternoon, Dec. 8th, to hear
their president give a report of
the proceedings of the U. D C.
held in Richmond three weeks
previous. "'
This the president did in a
most charming and entertaining j
style, and was listened to with
great enjoyment by all present.
Among other things she told
of a letter received and read be- Monday afternoon all arrange
fore the assembled U. D. C. from cnts were completed for the
Col. Ellyson, mayor of Rich- .evening's enjoyment,
mond, also president of Presi-! These means are taken to in-
the monument.
The immediate work of the' The committee on invitation is
Dodscn Ramseur Chapter is the Misses Janie Richmond, Agnes
i 4! "Mnss Kate Gibson, and Mrs. S
i ittiL&iu ivo uai b ui vxiKj lunus lui
' this monument to our beloved
President Davis.. :
"A soliciting: committee was ar
pointed to get what it could, also
o TY.Hton r arTifro fr on
aitn hfi riT -cnmft
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. time in the near future.
Some-other business was dis-
posed of . After the closing of
this very interesting meeting re-
freshments were handed, served
in the hostess' delightful man
ner. ; V ' : ".. .
The meeting adjourned, each
member leaving with her heart
fired with fresh enthusiasm and
with renewed determination to
do everything in her power to
assist in this sacred cause.
Organization Should Begin.
Chairman Simmons has called
a meeting of the Democratic
State Executive Committee for
December, 11th. This meeting
at this time is wise. In fact, we
can depend on Chairman Sim
mons to do the right thing at the
rieht time. . There can be ' but
, . , , result in the meet-
i v" rv J . . . ,
' inff. and that is to lay the plans
im.u.. i .
the State in the interest of, the
amendment and good govern
ment. The committee should
proceed at once on the work of
the next campaign. It is true
that the State convention vail
name a committee and there may
be a new chairman though we
think not and hope not ; yet there
is work for the present chairman
and his able -assistants. They
must hand over to the. State con
vention the white voters of the
State as a Solid mass ior me
amendment. In no way can this
be done so well as in club organi
zation. The unions in the last
campaign were the most power
ful factors inthe greatrwork that
was done. There must be per
fect precinct organization. The
name of every white man must
I be at hand and each individual
f h 1 i teratur e on tne
m uiuiuxo
. Windsor Ledger.
amendment.
T?(W. J C Davis returned
borne last night from Lexington.
12, 1899.
TO GITE A HIGH TEA.
I
The Tonng Ladies Missionary Society
of the First Presbyterian Church to
Have an Evening at Mr. Elam King's.
On Thursday evening from the
hours of 5 to 9 o'clock at Mr.
Elam King's; the Young Ladies'
Missionary Society will give a
high tea to at least 150 invited
friends.
At a conspicuous place there
j will be a basket in which the in-
vited ones can contribute a free
will offering.
At Miss Willie Richmond's
Boyd.
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J JLrvm
j Committee on decorations
Misses Cassia Watson, Catherine
Morrison and Alice Sims.
At the' table the following la-
dies will; serve supper : Misses
' t . , v v . ......
Hurvey and Goss, Mrs. - J as.
Hurley, Misses Julia McConnell,
Janie Ervin, Rosa Mund, Lena
Leslie, Margaret Cannon, Mary
Johnson and Lucy Lore.
Pay Only for What You Take
An old Scotchman, not feelin
well, called upon a doctor. The
doctor gave him some verbal in
&tructions as to how to' regulate
his diet, advising him, among
other things, tcrdrink no spirits
for a time. The Scotchman rose
to leave, when the doctor said:
"I am in the way of charging
for my advice. I will trouble you
for half a crown."
4Oh. maybe," said the patient,
"but I'm noe gaun to-tak' yer ad-
vice ! ' London Telegraph;
Fine Health at Bingham School.
In fourteen years there' has
been no serious case of sickness,
and in a hundred years no case
of fever at the location of the
Bingham School, Orange county,
near Mebane, N. C. 'v
Rev. W H L McLaurin spent
today here on his way to Mocks
ville.. - v. ' v" "'
We
ay
; Do you hear those- "Wedding Belb
They be ringing loud and clear,
- Evidently calling you to the.
f-umiturei Store of
C Bel H
where they make present a ' specialty"-useful as well as ornamental
at prices that suits everybody. Come and see. Xmas will soon
be here. If you want a present for Father, Mother, Brother, or
Sister, or some other body's brother or sister, we are the people,
so our customers say that keep everything at prices way down.
I We like you in fad; we love you; and the larger your bill the bet-
(ter we jove you Increase our love won't you,
ft. , Vs. A!-
Residence LPhone. . .
Single copy. 5 cents.
JNO. PROPST FREE.
A Telesrrani Conies
from 31 iV
Asking That" He be
Rclc.i:;:!
H:
Brother Held at Salisbury.
The negro, John Propst, who
was brought here to jail from
Gold Hill on the charge of shoot
ing Mr. Dolph Mauney, is now at
liberty. A telegram - was re
ceived Monday from Mr. MauDy
himself asking that John Propst
be released.' Postelle Propst,
John's brother, is confined in
j air at Salisbury, both on sus
picion of being! the one who shot.
Mr. Mauney and also because he
had a pair of brass knucks when
arrested.
Strong School Faculty.
There are more-college and'
university graduates in the fac
ulty of Bingham School, Orange
county, near Mebane, than in
any high school in North Caro
lina. PERSONALS.
Mr. Will Peden returned hero
Monday night from Albemarle.
Prof. Preston Lewis Gray,
principal of the-Mebane High
School, is here for a few days.
", -Miss Mary Bernhardt and
Messrs Arthur Reynolds and
Harold ShemwCll returned to
Salisbury this morning.
. Miss Lena Wade, a student
of the seminary at Mt. Pleasant,
is spending today at: Rev. W B
Oney'sbn her return to David
son county.
l ice tne
OF
; Brave Men Fall
- Victims to stomach, lier and kidney
trouoles as -well aswomeil," and hU feel
the results in loss of appetite.oisons
in thl) i blood, 'backlich , nervonnegJs
headache anc tired, listless, run-down
feeling. .But mere's, no need to' leel
like that. Listen to; J. W. Gardner,
Idayille, Tnd . Ho -. says: "Electric
Bitters are just the thing for a man
when he is all run down, and don't caro
whether he lives or die3 It did more
to give me new strength an good appetite
than anything J could take. I can, now
eat anything and have a new lease on
life. " Only 50 cents, at 1 ctzer 's Drug
Store. Every bottle guaranteed.
.90. fctoie 'Phone?. . .12.
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iMinceMeatsS
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